Amusement device.



PMENTD MAY 5, 1908.

H; Q. NBEBE.. AMUSEMENT DBV APPLICATION FILED MAF., 27. M107.

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)no dal ATENTED MAY 5, 1908.

H. 0. 'NEEBEl AMUSEMENT DEVICE.

APPLICATION HLBD MAR. 27. 1907,

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' traveled by each of the vehicles.

HENRY NEEBE, OF NEW YORK, N'. Y.

AM'USEMENT DEVXCE.

No. sence?.

To all whom it mcyconcem:

Be it known that i, Hin/nm? 0. Nnnnn, citizen of the United Stetes, residing et New York, in the county oi New York ondState of New York, have invented certein new and I y Specification oi' Lettere etent, Application filed Earch' 27, lt?. Serial No. dl.

useful improvements in Amusement Devices,

of which the following is s. specification.

This invention relates to pieesure epperetns which besides being exhilarating is exciting since competition enters es a factor,

lhnidelrce'heing in the nature of fr rece,

"While eliminating ell the dangers of e rece course which cdiieits oi the racers crossing end`recross1ng end those on the inside havino' the advent-ege.

nor e ruil description of the invention and the-merits thereof and also to acquire a.

knowledge of the details of construction andl the Ineens for effecting the result, reference is to be hed to the. following description end accom anying drawings. A

Wh' e the invention .may be adapted to different forms end crmditions hy'chnnge's in thestructnre end minor details withoutdeparting from the spirit or essential features thereof, still the preferred embodiment is shown 'in the accompanying drawings, in Which:

Figure lA is c sideview of the invention. Fig. ,2 is a transverse section of the yrece course showing a series 0in-vehicles. Fig. 3 is titolo pliivivoi'tlrerece course showing the reverse loops for .equellzing the distance Fig. 4 is a detail view oi' the movable brake members and the actuating means therefor, showing thesame on e. larger scale. Fig. 5 is a. side view' of the movable brake member. Fig. 6 is a front View of the vehicle and its motor car, showingthe tracks in section. "Fig 7 is. e sectional view of s. hrelreoperating shaftshowing the diiierent enguler positions of the eccentrics or cams.

CorrespendingF and like parts are referred to in the ioilowinfr description and indicated in all the views ol' the ydrawings by the-saine reference characters. i

Esch 'vehicle comprises a car l and a motor truck 2.' The car l may be of any design and preferably represents on automobile with concomitant or conjunctive 5mi-ts. The motor truck 2 is independent ol the and niny be nrcpelled by any niecimniceliorcep eiehlyhy electricity. The vehicle is-opernt l independently of the rider, being controlled from o. given point,

etented Een? o, 1906..

- although this is not ossentiel'hot is preferred es it obvietes the necessity for provloingen attendant flor each voer, thereby increasing the running expenses end et the seme time u reducing the carrying cnpscity. rihe motor truck is connected with the cer in any convenient Way es hystenchions 3 end the rear stenchion being niclined, Wherees the front stenchion is vertical end is forked etits upper end lower ends to ineke lirici connection with the iront erden of Vthe cer end motor truck. While the motor. trncini he conveniently errenged with reference to 'their resective cars, they ere bjr preference' u loceted elow' the seme in 'conduits or onhn'ays so es to be hidden from View and pre-l vent tempering therewith.

The sulovcys msy'beclosed et their top side by Ineens oi pistes 5, adiacenti pieten he ing spaced sport to provide siots 6 through which the stenchions 3 end i extend.. Posts 7 support the piet-es 5 and ore flanged et their upper and lower ends to provide for firm connection ond a. substantiel support. for the plates.' Rails S are provided upon the bed ofthe subire *s for the motor trucks 2 to run upon. A third rail 9 is located internie 'diete ofthe track rails 8 and constitutes 'e conductor for conveying the electric current to the electric 4motors 1,0 of seid trucks.

The third reil 9 is omitted neer the iinish end ated by the current derived from the third rail 9. v The Inoto'r l0 is connected with the axle of the drive Wheel by means of n sprocket chain ll or in any convenient way, said sprocket chain passing around the sprocket Wheels fast to the shaft ol the mo tor and the drive eide. The shoe l2? erranged to run u on the third rail S is connected et its en( s by links 13 with hangers 14 endent Jfrom tlic'freine-worlr of the truck.

n order to retard tho speed of the vehicles, brake devices are located at intervals in the length oi the course or track, seid brake devices comprising compieinental parts, one ot said parts being attached to the motor truck and the other to the brake. The brake member 15 fitted to oooh oi the trucks consists oi' n bor having its ends beveled end extent. it is to be understood that a like number ci brake niernbers'is provided for each vehicle so that there may be no undue advantage in `iavor of one or the other. The brake nieinbers are. arranged et selected points and l aotiiatintv Ineens are provided therefor, the same consisting of a shaft and pairs of eccentrics or cams 21. The earns or eccentrics 2l are arranged at different angles so that the brake members 17 are not acted u on alike or at the Sametime.

To equalize the strain upon opposite sides or 'the motor cars, a. brake mechanism is arranged at each side of s. medial line, hence .two eceentrics or earns are necessary for erich set of brake members 17 to`operate both alike. 7 `he shafts 20 are rotated either 'by'y a motor or in any way` so as to actuete the breites. Byliaving the eocentrics or earns 21 dihferently ositioned, one ol the bralre members 17'wi l be free from the influence of the eccentrics, another Will be aotiiated upon lightly, and a third Will be moved' so es to exert a maximum retarding inlliienoe, i. e., to hold the'bralre members 17 eievated to cause a maximumtrictionel errist/ence between seid brake nienibers 17 and vthe complementari brake members 15. The

relative position of the eccentrics or cams is unoertainj hence an element oi chalice con stitutes .factor in determining the finish. it is possible rior-one of the vehicles to meet with. the full resistance ci the brake mechanism at each point, ,and another vehicle to es cape the retardinpT action of the brakes, Whereas during another race, the conditions may be reversed. lt to be understood that the shafts 2() re continuously rotated and the brake members 17 not actuated upon by eccentrics, exert but very little, il' any, reterding influence upon the vehicle, whereas the brake members pressed upward by the eceentiiios or cams exert a greater or `less ren terding inliuence accordingl` to the elevation of the brake nieinber 17 determined by the position ol the said eccentrics.

The track i'nay be stre-ight or curved according to the space, but unless the available space is limited, it is preferred to have the track continuoilsmnd comprising a series of oppositely disposed loops is indicitted in Fig. 3, vthis :irrangeiiient equalizing the dise brake member i7 epplied to the ssaeer tance traveled by each vehicle so t ist one may not have the advantage of the other which would be the case if the traclr 'were circular, oval, or of other'outline admitting of the inner heli'r being less than the other heli'. The space inclose'd by the several loops will vbe provided with scenery ci en v type and the same may consist of shrubbery, trees or interesting matter such as grottes 'the like. This scenery, besides adding to the interest of' the trip, also serves to coneeal end in the rear of the vehicle. .Y

The front stanchion i provides means for automatically steering the ear.- The plates 5 are covered with sand, gravel, asphalt or short distance. from the linishin line are located brake members "17 to liring the vehicles ,or cars to a full sto after clearing the dead rails 11, The bra. e members .15 .aregonnected'to the frames of the tracks by Agingbeneath the trucks. The springs 20g, as heretoforestated, hold thebrake members after released from the eccentrics or cams 21. ll desired the brake 'members 15 and 17' may be arranged iii/normal position to clear one another so as not to oiier Atiny resistsnce to thetrevel of the vehicles orcars. There will be two pairs of eccentrics or earns vfor each set of brake members 1'? and they will be similarly arranged to niove the brake meniet'ell stages ot their movement. The reM verse loops of' the track besides equaliriing the distances oitravel of the vehicles result fin greater capacity.

lisving thusvdescribed the invention, what "is claimed as new is:

1. In an amusement device, the combination of a series oi tracks, it series ci devices mounted totrevel on the 'respective treclrs, means for driving the devices et a uniform speed, retarding devices located in groups at intervals in the length or' the tracks 4:ind of like resisting qualities, end means for operating the groups of reterdingr devices to bring them into play at different intervals to driven devices.

tion of a series of continuously driven de vices propelled in the saine direction-at a like rate of speed and in parallel paths, grou s et retarding devices arranged at intervas in `the paths of the traveling devices, and means for successively bringing into play the retarding devices of each group.

each is of ilre length, a series of devices and representations of, mythic shrines ,and

vmodify the speed of'the said liiniforrnly- 2.' In an ainus'ernent device, the combinau l 3. In an amusement device, the combination ol n continuous or endless series of4 ltracks comprising reverse loops, wherebythe track except that immediately in iront of any material to represent` a, roadwey. A f

, chains 23l t prevent their breaking and drag- 17 innorinal position and draw them down l 100' bers so as to run parallel to a given osition mounted upon the respective tracks, means 5. ln eonthiimtion, vn series ol' tracke, :t for driving the devices at u uniform speed, t series of device l mounted to travel upon sind groups ol' retarding devices of like resietin;r tracks und adapted to he driven zit :L uniqualities located nt intervals in the length form' peed. Groups ol' l.1r.- arranged :it in- 00 of the trucks, and :ictuatinflr means for said tervzils in thc` length o?l the trucks` vand retnrding devices to hrin; {thoseoll each group means l'or successively tli'owingthe hairs oi' into play at different intervals in rapid suci n group into operative position. Said means cession. l 'onsistinglof n shaftprovided with eccentries Y 4. In eoinhinntion with a device mounted 5 having different angular positions. 25 to travel upon a track, sprinlgr pressed bmxl 1n testimony Iwhereoll l allix my signature forming f1 retarding means` for said device, t in presence ol' two witnesses.

one )ar )ein mounted n )on the device and i v Y t 1 another loeaed in the lelngth of the track, HPI O' MQBL' each of the'bars hving its ends beveled, und l means l'or projecting the track bar into the path of the bar carried by the said device. l

Witnesses:

)1. DIEM., A. Tiennuns'r. 

